Occupancy, operator fundamentals biggest variable when it comes to accessing capital: Marcus & Millichap
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Amy Novotney
Sep 09, 2020
Capital costs are being driven by two factors. One is pandemic-related occupancy losses. The other is property characteristics. That’s according to Andrew Van Zee, an investment broker with the Knapp...
Employers could see healthcare costs rise 10% next year: PwC
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Amy Novotney
Jun 30, 2020
Employers are likely to face an increase in medical costs of between 4% and 10% for their employees in 2021, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Rethinking the healthcare workforce amid COVID-19
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Amy Novotney
Mar 30, 2020
Healthcare organizations around the nation are scrambling to stay on top of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many facilities are finding that adequate staffing — a hurdle in the best of times — has become...
Confluent, MorningStar break ground on new community incorporating infection control design changes
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Amy Novotney
Jan 28, 2021
Co-developers Confluent Senior Living and MorningStar Senior Living broke ground Wednesday on the development of an urban infill community in Denver’s Observatory Park neighborhood.
Paid time off, additional education may help employers counter COVID vaccine hesitancy: report
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Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2021
Paid time off for vaccination and recovery is one of the most influential actions employers can take to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake, according to a report examining vaccine hesitancy of employees...
Investor group wants better pay, working standards in nursing homes
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Amy Novotney
Apr 05, 2021
An international group of investors managing a collective $3 trillion in assets is calling for operators of nursing homes around the world to improve wages and working standards for front-line nursing...
More investors allocating capital to alternative real estate assets such as senior living: JLL
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Amy Novotney
Mar 31, 2021
Last year, amid the turbulence of the overall U.S. commercial real estate industry and increasing volume declines, many investors increased their activity in some alternative property sectors, including...
AHCA, LeadingAge propose $15B in nursing home reforms to address workforce shortages, underfunding
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Amy Novotney
Mar 16, 2021
The American Health Care Association and LeadingAge Monday released a $15 billion reform agenda, the Care for Our Seniors Act, to address long-standing challenges affecting the quality of care provided...
Long-term care industry rebound won’t be quick, but it will happen
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Amy Novotney
Jan 21, 2021
As of Jan. 12, at least 136,000 COVID-19 deaths have been reported among residents and employees of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities for older adults in the United States, according to...
SNF occupancy edges slightly up in October but is still down nearly 10 percent from last year: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Jan 08, 2021
Occupancy rates at nursing homes across the country continued to be depressed in October, according to data from the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report, published by the National Investment Center for...